Jan 17: Community Forum on What will we lose if we lose public education?

COMMUNITY FORUM FOR ECONOMIC JUSTICE
TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2017 — 6 PM
IUSB CIVIL RIGHTS HERITAGE CENTER
(1040 West Washington St., South Bend)

Topic: What will we lose if we lose public education?
A community presentation and discussion
of the importance of protecting public education.

Presentations by
Darryl Heller, Director of the IUSB Civil Rights Heritage Center:
    The history of the struggle for African-American access to public education
Stuart Greene, from Community Action for Education (CAFÉ):
    THE ABC’s of school choice
Oletha Jones, Education Chair, South Bend NAACP:
    School choice and the implications for public education
Moderator: Dr. Marvin Lynn, Dean and Professor, IUSB School of Education

YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE IN THE DISCUSSION.

Contact us: sjc.cfed@gmail.com or Box11082, South Bend, IN 46634

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